Reading the CPU Temperature and
Environmental Limits
You can access the CPU temperature sensor current readings and environmental
monitoring settings from the Solaris prompt by typing the following commands.
Sample output is listed after each command.
prtpicl command example:
# prtpicl -c temperature-sensor -v
CPU-sensor (temperature-sensor, 2600000041f)
:Condition
:HighPowerOffThreshold
:HighShutdownThreshold
:HighWarningThreshold
:LowPowerOffThreshold
:LowShutdownThreshold
:LowWarningThreshold
:Temperature
:Label
:GeoAddr
:_class
:name
prtdiag command example:
# prtdiag -v
...
CPU Node Temperature Information
--------------------------------
Temperature Reading: 85
Critical Threshold Information
------------------------------
High Power-Off Threshold
High Shutdown Threshold
High Warning Threshold
Low Power Off Threshold
Low Shutdown Threshold
Low Warning Threshold
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